I am a newbie in Linux and i also just bought a new computer. I am having trouble, first looking for whats best for me, I guess it varies from person to person. Anyway, I'am a ingeeniring student in college so i dont need too much, maybe later when i get too more advanced clases. I also dont have much money i use all i have in my school.

I started using a debian a friend gave me but was unable to recognize the harddrive, i ignore what version it was. So then I tried a Mandriva 2006 x86-64 which works ok, mandriva was able to recognize everything, but it freezes very often, especially when i open a program Amarok. I got very interested about Xandros 4.0 since its a new version and maybe it will have fewer problems, i also read somwhere that can modify NTFS partitions. I am open to any suggestions, please help.

Good on you chaos wraith i was once like you a few months ago "what version is best for me and my PC" i to tried lots of versions like Mandriva Suse Red Hat Ubuntu PC linux ECT and i would advise you go with one that you can easly configure for the pc. I found that Mandriva was the better option for my tower and Suse was the better option for my laptop those were the only ones i could get to work and configure easly on my comps trust me i spent a lot of time trawling through forums for answers and help and now i have finnaly reached my gaol. All i can say is its up to you to find whats best for you and your comp keep in there and dont be put off by those "simple" little probs like a distro not recognising something you will get there just keep trying